Chapter 518 - 679 :

"After you step into Golden Core, it will not take long before you have hope of minor accomplishment.

"With focused cultivation, great accomplishment will merely be a matter of time.

"Unlike Master, who has only entered the threshold after more than one hundred and fifty years since Core Formation."

Firecloud Perfected One had obtained a fine disciple today and was especially excited.

On the very same day, he transmitted his treasured inheritance to Jianyi Deling.

Several days later,

The news that Firecloud Perfected One was going to accept a disciple spread throughout the Tiancang Seven Cities and the three Tiancang sects.

When they heard this news, they were extremely shocked. Immediately afterward, they became curious about who Firecloud Perfected One was going to accept as a disciple, to the point that he would even hold such a grand disciple acceptance ceremony for them.

Even Firecloud Perfected One's several disciples did not know, and all of them hurried back to Firecloud Valley.

Those Firecloud Perfected One invited were all Foundation Establishment families ranked in the top ten of the Tiancang Seven Cities, as well as Golden Core aristocratic families and Golden Core sects.

If every Foundation Establishment family came, Firecloud Valley might not even be able to hold them all.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of Firecloud Valley's disciple acceptance ceremony.

Although the Golden Core cultivators of the various cities and the three sects did not all arrive, there were still more than ten present.

Aside from Golden Core Perfected Ones, there were also young disciples from their clans and sects. As for the Foundation Establishment aristocratic families that came, they were all led by Foundation Establishment completion cultivators and other young Foundation Establishment cultivators, bringing congratulatory gifts.

Firecloud Perfected One's five disciples greeted guests at the valley entrance.

For the sake of holding the ceremony, a grand ceremony venue had even been specially constructed in Firecloud Valley, with formations isolating the valley's scorching heat.

"Brother Ning, long time no see. Firecloud Valley is truly lively today."

"Brother Wu, you have come. Please enter quickly."

"Right, Brother Ning, whose disciple is Senior Firecloud accepting today for the ceremony to be this grand?"

Ning Xueshi smiled bitterly. "Brother Wu, you will know in a while."

The Wu-surnamed cultivator cupped his fists and asked no further, turning to fly toward the ceremony venue.

Others asked around as well, but they could not learn anything.

Ceremony venue.

Firecloud Perfected One naturally sat in the main seat, while on both sides were Golden Core cultivators.

Only below the seats on both sides were the young disciples of Golden Core aristocratic families and sects, as well as the people from various Foundation Establishment aristocratic families.

The Jianyi family was also among them.

In front of everyone was a table, on which spirit fruits, spirit wine, and similar items were placed.

Behind the tables were praying mats, and each person sat cross-legged on one.

Once all the guests had arrived,

Firecloud Perfected One raised a white jade wine cup and said, "Thank you, fellow Daoists, for giving this old man face and coming to witness this old man's disciple acceptance ceremony. I thank all of you first."

He drank it in one gulp.

A green-robed Golden Core old man on his left stroked his beard and smiled faintly. "Firecloud, why did I never see you put on such a display before? Today, you are being rather courteous. It seems this new disciple of yours is greatly to your liking."

Firecloud laughed loudly. "As for this old man's new disciple, this old man naturally likes her."

"Who is it? Stop hiding it," the yellow-robed Golden Core old man on the right said.

"There is still fifteen minutes until the auspicious time. I will first drink with you fellow Daoists. Everyone who has come to my Firecloud Valley today need not be polite."

"You said that. Do not feel heartache later."

Fifteen minutes later,

Ning Xueshi suddenly shouted, "The auspicious time has arrived. Jianyi Deling of the Yunxi Town Jianyi family, please step forward!"

He was Firecloud Perfected One's eldest disciple and also the one with the most outstanding Artifact Dao among his disciples. This disciple acceptance ceremony was hosted by him.

"Yunxi Town? Jianyi family?"

"What family is this? It seems I have never heard of it."

Everyone present was extremely surprised.

From the last seats,

Jianyi Deling rose and walked to the center, following the red carpet to arrive before Firecloud Perfected One.

She wore a red-gold tight outfit, her hair tied into a single ponytail. She looked valiant and heroic, about twenty years old in appearance, precisely at the prime of youth.

"Perform the grand kneeling ceremony!"

"Disciple presents tea!"

Everyone quietly watched Jianyi Deling complete the master-disciple ceremony.

"Rise, Little Ling'er." Firecloud Perfected One smiled slightly.

"Many thanks, Master," Jianyi Deling said.

"Everyone, bear witness. From today onward, Jianyi Deling is my mantle disciple, the Young Valley Master of my Firecloud Valley."

Everyone's eyes trembled.

They had originally thought it was just an ordinary disciple acceptance, but they had not expected that this Jianyi Deling would actually become Firecloud Perfected One's mantle disciple and Firecloud Valley's Young Valley Master.

No matter what role the Jianyi family had played before, from now on, behind their family stood a Golden Core Perfected One, and their relationship was an extremely close kind.

Even Golden Core aristocratic families had to give them some face.

As for those who wanted to deal with the Jianyi family, they had to consider whether they would anger Firecloud Perfected One because of it.

The green-robed Golden Core smiled faintly and said, "Firecloud, accepting such a young girl as your mantle disciple is a little biased. You still have five disciples, after all."

"Although the few of them are not bad, they are still a level below Deling."

"Is that so?" The yellow-robed Golden Core said, "I wonder whether you can let us witness your beloved disciple's artifact refining attainments."